common snipe

com·mon snipe

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kom-uh n snahyp]
- /ˈkɒm ən snaɪp/
- /ˈkɒmən snaɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-uh n snahyp]
- /ˈkɒm ən snaɪp/

Definitions of common snipe words

noun common snipe a bird, Gallinago gallinago, of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes 3
noun common snipe See under snipe (def 1). 1
noun plural common snipe any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage. 1
noun plural common snipe any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers. 1
noun plural common snipe a shot, usually from a hidden position. 1
verb without object common snipe to shoot or hunt snipe. 1

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Origin of common snipe

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English snype (noun) < Old Norse -snīpa (in mȳrisnīpa moor snipe); cognate with Norwegian snipa, Icelandic snīpa; compare Danish sneppe, German Schnepfe

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Parts of speech for Common snipe

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common snipe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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